1 / 100
#100. Outdoor Life
Total paid circulation: 600,817
America's 100 most popular magazines
Since the 17th century, magazines have played a key role in the spread of information and selling of goods. Long before readers were introduced to marketing efforts like perfume sample pages and advertorials, there was a 1660s German circulatory called "Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen." And before Vogue was even a twinkle in Conde Nast's eye, there was "Harper's Magazine," the oldest general interest monthly magazine in the United States.
In 2018, print has lost much of its influence to the digital landscape. There are still plenty of magazines in wide circulation, however, catering to a diverse readership. There's a publication out there for gamers, gourmets, important business people, and even Oprah-worshippers—you need only look to find features, human interest stories, recipes, hacks, and anything else that might grab your attention.
Each of those magazines, along with many more you may not have heard of, has a place on this list of America's 100 most popular magazines. To create this ranking, Stacker pulled data from Alliance for Audited Media's Snapshot Report. This data represents the average paid, verified circulation for a six-month period ending on June 30, 2018.
So put down your copy of Food & Wine or Car and Driver, and read on to find out which magazines the rest of the country loves flipping through.
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2 / 100
#99. Bloomberg Businessweek
Total paid circulation: 614,270
3 / 100
#98. Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Total paid circulation: 625,685
4 / 100
#97. Ducks Unlimited
Total paid circulation: 631,810
5 / 100
#96. American Legion Auxiliary
Total paid circulation: 650,261
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6 / 100
#95. Coastal Living
Total paid circulation: 656,684
7 / 100
#94. Runners World
Total paid circulation: 663,764
8 / 100
#93. Arthritis Today
Total paid circulation: 666,752
9 / 100
#92. Reminisce
Total paid circulation: 674,430
10 / 100
#91. Experience Life
Total paid circulation: 677,197
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11 / 100
#90. Forbes
Total paid circulation: 682,882
12 / 100
#89. Outside
Total paid circulation: 694,933
13 / 100
#88. Inc.
Total paid circulation: 713,860
14 / 100
#87. Fast Company
Total paid circulation: 720,302
15 / 100
#86. Fortune (North America)
Total paid circulation: 752,202
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16 / 100
#85. Harpers Bazaar
Total paid circulation: 755,921
17 / 100
#84. Esquire
Total paid circulation: 759,222
18 / 100
#83. Star
Total paid circulation: 764,144
19 / 100
#82. Scouting
Total paid circulation: 798,491
20 / 100
#81. Woman's World
Total paid circulation: 801,684
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21 / 100
#80. This Old House
Total paid circulation: 810,778
22 / 100
#79. House Beautiful
Total paid circulation: 811,264
23 / 100
#78. Conde Nast Traveler
Total paid circulation: 819,001
24 / 100
#77. Architectural Digest
Total paid circulation: 819,396
25 / 100
#76. Field And Stream
Total paid circulation: 819,419
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26 / 100
#75. Boys' Life
Total paid circulation: 846,554
27 / 100
#74. First For Women
Total paid circulation: 857,826
28 / 100
#73. Wired
Total paid circulation: 879,522
29 / 100
#72. Traditional Home
Total paid circulation: 886,774
30 / 100
#71. American Hunter
Total paid circulation: 890,248
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31 / 100
#70. Popular Science
Total paid circulation: 899,437
32 / 100
#69. GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly)
Total paid circulation: 929,394
33 / 100
#68. Food & Wine
Total paid circulation: 936,062
34 / 100
#67. Travel + Leisure
Total paid circulation: 955,383
35 / 100
#66. Midwest Living
Total paid circulation: 956,454
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36 / 100
#65. Food & Family
Total paid circulation: 1,002,240
37 / 100
#64. Motor Trend
Total paid circulation: 1,006,314
38 / 100
#63. Marie Claire
Total paid circulation: 1,007,363
39 / 100
#62. EatingWell
Total paid circulation: 1,013,459
40 / 100
#61. VFW Magazine
Total paid circulation: 1,036,697
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41 / 100
#60. Essence
Total paid circulation: 1,073,717
42 / 100
#59. Birds And Blooms
Total paid circulation: 1,085,665
43 / 100
#58. Popular Mechanics
Total paid circulation: 1,112,844
44 / 100
#57. Elle
Total paid circulation: 1,117,673
45 / 100
#56. Weight Watchers
Total paid circulation: 1,121,820
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46 / 100
#55. Allure
Total paid circulation: 1,191,856
47 / 100
#54. Car and Driver
Total paid circulation: 1,212,174
48 / 100
#53. The Family Handyman
Total paid circulation: 1,223,711
49 / 100
#52. Vogue
Total paid circulation: 1,231,650
50 / 100
#51. Vanity Fair
Total paid circulation: 1,236,446
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51 / 100
#50. Men's Journal
Total paid circulation: 1,237,599
52 / 100
#49. Sunset
Total paid circulation: 1,268,196
53 / 100
#48. The New Yorker
Total paid circulation: 1,269,055
54 / 100
#47. Rolling Stone
Total paid circulation: 1,272,976
55 / 100
#46. The Magnolia Journal
Total paid circulation: 1,282,352
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56 / 100
#45. TV Guide Magazine (U.S.)
Total paid circulation: 1,283,701
57 / 100
#44. Guideposts
Total paid circulation: 1,303,145
58 / 100
#43. HGTV Magazine
Total paid circulation: 1,328,334
59 / 100
#42. Health
Total paid circulation: 1,361,089
60 / 100
#41. Country Living
Total paid circulation: 1,378,889
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61 / 100
#40. Golf Magazine
Total paid circulation: 1,413,862
62 / 100
#39. Allrecipes
Total paid circulation: 1,417,529
63 / 100
#38. Entertainment Weekly
Total paid circulation: 1,511,269
64 / 100
#37. Bon Appetit
Total paid circulation: 1,513,658
65 / 100
#36. Women's Health
Total paid circulation: 1,543,222
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66 / 100
#35. Money
Total paid circulation: 1,606,113
67 / 100
#34. Golf Digest
Total paid circulation: 1,642,049
68 / 100
#33. In Style
Total paid circulation: 1,708,509
69 / 100
#32. Rachael Ray Every Day
Total paid circulation: 1,718,511
70 / 100
#31. Food Network Magazine
Total paid circulation: 1,760,721
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71 / 100
#30. Cooking Light
Total paid circulation: 1,780,148
72 / 100
#29. Smithsonian
Total paid circulation: 1,808,770
73 / 100
#28. Men's Health
Total paid circulation: 1,825,164
74 / 100
#27. The American Legion
Total paid circulation: 1,859,529
75 / 100
#26. American Rifleman
Total paid circulation: 1,891,046
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76 / 100
#25. Seventeen
Total paid circulation: 1,901,924
77 / 100
#24. Us Weekly
Total paid circulation: 1,964,332
78 / 100
#23. Real Simple
Total paid circulation: 1,984,532
79 / 100
#22. Parents
Total paid circulation: 2,064,665
80 / 100
#21. Martha Stewart Living
Total paid circulation: 2,064,993
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81 / 100
#20. Taste Of Home
Total paid circulation: 2,080,735
82 / 100
#19. Redbook
Total paid circulation: 2,109,366
83 / 100
#18. ESPN magazine
Total paid circulation: 2,144,483
84 / 100
#17. Glamour
Total paid circulation: 2,303,374
85 / 100
#16. Time
Total paid circulation: 2,348,566
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86 / 100
#15. The Oprah Magazine
Total paid circulation: 2,381,944
87 / 100
#14. Shape
Total paid circulation: 2,544,949
88 / 100
#13. Readers Digest
Total paid circulation: 2,701,972
89 / 100
#12. National Geographic
Total paid circulation: 2,720,313
90 / 100
#11. Sports Illustrated
Total paid circulation: 2,763,966
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91 / 100
#10. Southern Living
Total paid circulation: 2,823,644
92 / 100
#9. Cosmopolitan
Total paid circulation: 3,040,285
93 / 100
#8. Woman's Day
Total paid circulation: 3,255,790
94 / 100
#7. People
Total paid circulation: 3,423,322
95 / 100
#6. Family Circle
Total paid circulation: 4,018,288
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96 / 100
#5. Good Housekeeping
Total paid circulation: 4,311,679
97 / 100
#4. Game Informer
Total paid circulation: 7,137,476
98 / 100
#3. Better Homes & Gardens
Total paid circulation: 7,645,902
99 / 100
#2. AARP Bulletin
Total paid circulation: 23,475,727
100 / 100
#1. AARP The Magazine
Total paid circulation: 24,099,602
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